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The Business Guide to Sustainable and Circular Procurement
…for businesses when it comes to overcoming procurement challenges and seizing the sustainability opportunities with a specific focus on how procurement practices can help improve circular economy actions and strategies…
Solar microgrids for Africa and Decathlon’s bike buy-back scheme: The sustainability success stories of the week
…true economic growth”. RESOURCES: Decathlon cements circular economy vision The world’s largest sporting goods retailer, Decathlon, this week signed up to the European Commission’s sustainable consumption pledge. Launched in early…
Where are they now? Catching up with edie’s first 30 Under 30 class of sustainability pioneers
…sector; he has been BT’s head of circular economy for around a year now. This is a new role for BT as the business works to embed circularity principles in…
Power your business beyond waste: CPD Workshop
…at a glance… 3-hour workshop covering the following learning outcomes: Demonstrate recognition about the importance of the circular economy and resource efficiency, by applying circular economy principles to your business…
Fashion giants not on track to meet key 2030 water and climate goals
…Friday 2023 (24 November). Circular economy solutions With progress off track, WRAP is now calling on all signatories to urgently develop, pilot and scale circular business models to the point…
Coca-Cola, Nestle and Danone face legal complaint over plastics recycling claims
…claims requirements that would put an end to a ‘wild west’ of claims relating to the circular economy. Requirements on credible on-pack claims on climate impacts are already being made…
Embracing biodiversity and nature conservation through thoughtful packaging choices
…FSC® in 1993, followed by SFI in 1994 and PEFC in 1999. This raw material is renewable, recyclable, recycled, and biodegradable and is therefore part of the circular bioeconomy. Sustainable…
B&Q introduces in-store collection points to recycle plastic pots
…and more convenient for our customers.” Sustainability approach B&Q is building toward circular economy principles as part of its “Responsible Business” approach. To date, the retailer has diverted 99% of…
AI-powered ocean robots and second-life batteries: The best green innovations of June 2023
…is to transform the tuna fish food industry into a circular, sustainable economy. Using a recirculating aqua system (RAS), the company’s floating farms are protected from heat increases in the…
Scottish wind turbine recycling and Nissan’s EV pledge: The sustainability success stories of the week
…not go to waste. One example of circular economy processes being adopted in the renewables sector concerns the partnership between developer Thrive Renewables and Scottish start-up ReBlade. The former has…
NHS launches new waste management framework to boost net-zero efforts
…delivered. According to the Centre for Circular Economy at Exeter University the supply chain accounts for 62% of all NHS emissions. A report from the University suggested that the Government…
‘Sheer foolishness’: Reported delay to UK’s Deposit Return Scheme sparks anger in green economy
…down littering, but it can also lay the foundations for reusable packing in a truly circular economy. “But there is also a huge sense of frustration for it is also…
Poll: Brits think Labour missed the mark by ditching £28bn green pledge
…out its plan to tackle the climate crisis and to create a green, circular economy. Short-term economic challenges are no excuse for the absence of a long-term commitment to protecting…
WHSmith rolls out book buy-back programme at high street stores
…Sanders said: “This is a very exciting new scheme for WHSmith, and it makes great sense for our customers and our business to support a circular economy for books, as…
Navigating net-zero: Businesses to focus on smart tech and fleets to decarbonise in 2024
…running those systems. EVs, water and the circular economy Late last year, the Government confirmed a five-year delay on the ban of new petrol and diesel cars and vans, to…
Meeting the moment on nature disclosures: The new double bottom line
…will uphold nature preservation as well as low carbon impacts, from water absorptive walkways to gardened roofs of circular economy homes. And alongside these developments will be business opportunities to…
Trace4Value: Piloting for Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for textile value chains
…production, facilitate the transition to a circular economy, and empower consumers to make more sustainable choices. Partial funding for the project is provided by Vinnova, and the project’s coordination is…
Mars to trial paper packaging for chocolate bars in UK
…its packaging goals. Last month, Mars confirmed that $500m had been raised for its latest sustainability bond, which will support eligible projects across renewables, carbon sequestration and the circular economy….
Packaging waste set to outpace population growth in key regions
…packaging waste and plastic pollution is achievable but, failing to act on the scale required doesn’t bring us closer to a circular economy.” Trade-off challenges The research notes that corporates…
From single-use bans to new taxes: How should businesses prepare for the UN’s Plastic Treaty?
…effort.” Should there be binding targets, South Pole’s director of the circular economy Lucas Hoex argues, there should also be information on how businesses should disclose their plastics impacts. This…
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